UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 20
Adds new items, updates futures
June 20 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.20%.
* NATWEST: NatWestNWG.L has struck a deal toacquire most of the banking business of UK retailer Sainsbury'sSBRY.L, the companies said on Thursday, in a deal set to grow the British lender's assets by 2.5 billion pounds ($3.18 billion).
* TATE & LYLE: British food ingredients maker Tate & LyleTATE.L has entered into an agreement tobuy U.S.-based CP Kelco for $1.8 billion from J.M. Huber Corporation, the company said.
* ENERGEAN: EnergeanENOG.L has agreed tosell its assets in Egypt, Italy and Croatia to private equity fund CarlyleCG.O for up to $945 million, the Mediterranean-focused oil and gas producer said.
* CMC Markets: Britain's CMC MarketsCMCX.L posted a 52%jump in its annual adjusted pre-tax profit, underpinned by strong performance in retail and institutional segments along with cost-cutting measures.
* ELECTION:Election pledges by Britain's governing Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party do not set out how they plan to meet a 38 billion pound ($48 billion) funding shortfall in the National Health Service (NHS) in England, a report said.
* GOLD:Gold prices climbed to their highest level in a week as softer U.S. economic data increased the likelihood of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
* METALS: Copper pricesrose on China's central bank's reinforcement of its easing monetary policy stance, better end-user demand following recent price drops, and supply concerns.
* EX-DIVS:British Land BLND.L, Experian EXPN.L, Persimmon PSN.L, Airtel Africa AAF.L will trade without entitlement to its latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, along with United Utilities UU.L, 3i Group III.L, Tate & Lyle TATE.L and Mitie Group MTO.L .
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Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar and DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru
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